Finally someone takes the initiative of privacy at a global level. It is imperative for nations (or national bodies) to come together and make sure private information remains private.
If EFF did something, it just ended up being an organization preaching standards around US. On the other hand, Privacy International seems to be at a global platform where non-US issues are also covered. From their website:
Privacy International is an independent, non-government organization with the primary role of advocacy and support. We have an international advisory board with members from over 30 countries, and a board of trustees who oversee our staff.
I recently added Nokia E61 to my list of acquired gadgets. After two days of research, reading reviews and comparing it with Nokia 6708, I went for E61. The phone has a QWERTY keyboard and a large display that makes it look attractive. At little over 110 gms and under Rs 20K, this phone is by far the best deal one can get in Nokia products.
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I have an annoying habit of finding newer ways to back up my data, but have never got down to backing it up. Of all the backup solutions I read or tried for my mac, SuperDuper and iPod backup were the ones that I actually installed on my system. But somehow the whole process of attaching an iPod or an external drive to take backup and then safeguarding it was too bugging, and hence I only resorted to burning a dvd.
Sometime back I came across Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), a web service that provides interface for users to store any amount of data and accessing it from anywhere with an internet connection. JungleDisk provides a super cool interface to utilise this web service and upload data. I think I have finally found a backup solution that I can use.
I was thinking of writing this for a long time but Chris Gomeler did the work, and did it pretty good. Chris has compiled a list of portable apps for people who hop from one public computer to another cribbing about lack of personal settings and preferred applications. Firefox, Thunderbird, Winamp, Gaim and several other freeware apps have released their opensource portable applications that can be used off an usb drive. I would have recommended Torpark instead of Firefox on public computers, but that’s just my personal paranoid opion. Read the detailed article here
